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From Wolves to Whales

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Released
  
2015

Length
  
51:59

Producer
  
Dave Rempis

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
February 10, 2014

Release date
  
2015

Label
  
Aerophonic Records

Studio
  
Coral Sound, Long Island City

From Wolves to Whales (2015)
  
Worse for the Wear (2015)

Artists
  
Dave Rempis, Chris Corsano, Nate Wooley, Pascal Niggenkemper

Jazz albums
  
The Engines, Cyrillic, The Golden Age of Ap, Loved Ones, Ballads by Cobb

From Wolves to Whales is the debut release by the free improvising quartet consisting of trumpeter Nate Wooley, saxophonist Dave Rempis, bassist Pascal Niggenkemper and drummer Chris Corsano, which was recorded in 2014 and released on Rempis' Aerophonic label. This first document of their work was made in the studio following three concerts in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Reception

The Down Beat review by Peter Margasak says "Each member of the quartet has all of the autonomy in the world, but they work marvelously together, shaping a truly collective endeavor."

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita notes "With hustling cadences, energized soloing and all the customary trimmings, the band acutely morphs the improv platform with semi-structured song-forms."

In his review for Point of Departure, John Litweiler says "This quartet’s versatility enveloped in its senses of form shows that the freest kind of Chicago jazz – early Art Ensemble, Braxton, Jenkins – lives on."

Track listing

All compositions by Wooley/Rempis/Niggenkemper/Corsano
  1. "Slake" – 14:57
  2. "Serpents Tooth" – 10:48
  3. "Stand Up for Bastard" – 8:00
  4. "Swingin' Apoplexy" – 7:59
  5. "Count Me Out" – 10:15

Personnel

  • Nate Wooley - trumpet
  • Dave Rempis - alto sax
  • Pascal Niggenkemper - bass
  • Chris Corsano - drums
  • Songs

    1Slake14:57
    2Serpents Tooth10:48
    3Stand Up for Bastard8:00

    References

    From Wolves to Whales Wikipedia